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Laos Bans Unregistered Cosmetics Resembling Popular Brands

The Food and Drug Department (FDD) has banned the import, sale, distribution, advertising, and use of five cosmetic brands after finding that they entered the Lao market without proper registration. In a notice dated 4 September, the FDD named the banned brands as Vaseilina, Care Man, Lvx, Clsorup, and Leimiya...

Business, Labor Experts Talk Responsible Business Standards as Laos Prepares for LDC Graduation

Business and labor experts met in Vientiane on 3 September to discuss standard guidelines...

Laos, Kazakhstan Seek New Railway Links to Expand Trade

Laos and Kazakhstan are exploring new railway and logistics links that could open a...

Vat Phou Champasak Returns to State Management After Concession Expiry

Champasak authorities assumed full management and preservation of the Vat Phou UNESCO World Heritage...

Luang Namtha Calls for Public Donations as Flooding Devastates Province

On 31 August, Luang Namtha Province called on domestic and foreign sectors to donate...

Laos Benefits from EU-funded Chemical Risk Mitigation Initiative

Laos is benefiting a regional project known as Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Centres of Excellence (CoE) Risk Mitigation Initiative which is funded...

Walkers Celebrate Disabled and Elderly People

More than 2,000 people from various organisations gathered in Vientiane on Saturday to join a walk celebrating National Day of Persons with Disabilities (September...

Boat Racing Finish Line Moved Again

The finishing line for this year's boat racing festival in Vientiane has been moved 200 metres downstream from the old location as the Mekong...

Stolen Vehicles Difficult to Sell in Laos, Officials Say

It's not necessary for Lao buyers to purchase vehicles which were stolen overseas, officials have said, because many people are buying their cars on...

State auditor Discovers 3 Trillion Kip in Unreported Revenue

State Auditing Organisation (SAO) has said it discovered over 3.1 trillion kip in revenue that was not reported over the period from 2010-2015. The findings...

Sayaboury Province’s Boudsaba Crowned Miss Laos 2016

Vientiane, Oct 9 - The much talked about search for the winner of the Miss Laos Competition 2016 has at last come to a conclusion....